Combined match-safe and cigar-tip cutter.



No. 655,l7|. Patented my 3|, I900.

n. B. moon. QOMBINED MATCH SAFE AND CIGAR TIP CUTTER.

(Application filed Sept. 25, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR or ONE-Hats TO OYRILBLATT, OF SAME PLACE.

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semes er-m forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,171, dated rel s1", 1 900, Application 111a september 25. I999. Serial No. 731,634.. (Nomorleh) To wZZw/"w'm it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DARIUSB. MOON, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Lansing, in the county of Ingham and Stateof'Michi gan, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in a Combined Match-Safe and Cigar-Tip Cutter, of which the following is a specification, reference being the accompanying drawings.

The invention consists in the novel con struction of a combined match-safe and cigartip cutter, and in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts thereof, as will be more fully hereinafter described and shown in the drawings, in

which Figure l is a vertical transverse section through the match-safe and cutter. Fig. 2 is a view in elevation with the front of the casing removed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the top thrown back from the base. Fig. at is a detached view of the igniting mechanism, and Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the base-section.

In construction my invention comprises, essentially, a lower or base section A, in which are arranged the cutting mechanism and the means for extracting the matches, and an upper or top section B, containing the match receptacle or magazine and igniting device.

The upper section is preferably in the form of a rectangularcasing, which is hinged, as at Ct, to the lower section and comprises, essentially, side walls I) and c, the front d, back 6, and a top or cover f. The parts of the section thus described, with the exception of the side walls, are preferably of metal, and in order to produce a morefinished appearance to the casing I preferably cover the side walls had therein to thereof with metal sheetsg, so ,that they will correspond in appearance with the front.

The reference-letter h designates the casingbottom, and 't' is 'a partition within the casing, comprising a vertical portion j, extending from the bottom near thecasing-front mid way to the top, and a curved portion It, extending upwardly and rearwardly in the are of a circle from the top of the vertical partition to the top of the rear casing-wall, as The partition thus faces t, u, and 1;, respectively,

described divides the interior of the easing into the magazine 0, of segmental configuration, and a vertical feed-slot or guideway D, leading from the magazine to the casing-bot tom and through'a longitudinal opening lin the latter to the lower section. The space within the casing beneath the curved portion of the partition constitutes a storage-chamber, which maybe used, if desired, for storing small boxes of matches, and the rear wall a of said casing is providedwith a door-Icontrolled opening an, permittingaccess to be had to the said chamber.

The ourvedportion of the partition just described constitutes an inclined bottom for the magazine, which serves to automatically discharge the magazine contents into the feed slot. To insure the discharge of the matches, however, I arrange within the magazine a follower-plate E, and pivotallysnpp'ort the plate at one edge upon a transverse shaft 0, suitably journaled in the casing, near the front thereof. As thus mounted the follower-plate swings in'the arc of a circle, with its free edge always inclose proximity to the magazine bottom insuring apositive discharge of all the matches in the magazine. The follower-plate may be made of heavy metal, so as to prope'rly perform its function, or it may and preferably' is made of thin sheet metal and provided at its free edge, on the top thereof, with a weight 19.

The lower section or base is rectangular in configuration, the sides q and 1' thereof and therear wall 5 being provided with inclined and w is a top plate mounted upon the upper edges of the inclined faces, which is similar in form. and equal in size to the bottom of the upper section. Thelower section is covered with metal sheets, conforming to the appearance of the upper section.

Upon the front of the base sect;ion gr, is formed a ledge y, extending the entire length of the front, and above the ledge and atthe rear thereof is arranged a shelf .2, on which is slidingly secured a plunger-head F, provided with an operating-handle G.

a designates a vertical partition extending from the ledge to and slightly above the shelf,

l r 5 its reciprocatory The retracting-spring it, within thebase,con-" 55 tance'from'the 60 and is adapted a longitudinal slot 1), leading into the interior.

of the base. The plunger-head referred to is preferably integral with the handle, and the 5 device as an entirety consists of two complementary head members 01 e, engaging upon opposite sides of the shelf and secured at their outer ends by means of rivets, the upper member being provided with a groove [0 adapted to receive per section-front. The lower member e is also provided with a spline f, which engages a groove 9, formed in the .under.face of the shelf, constituting a guide for the plungerin movement upon the shelf.

nectsthe plunger through an arm a to the casing, holding the plunger normally in the position shown in Fig. 3. v 2o H designates a lever pivoted within the base-section to the under face of the base-top ata' point i. At'one of its ends the lever carries a knife blade j, which is bent downwardly slightly, so that when moved by the 2 operation of thelever it will pass across the cigar-tip aperture 70, formed in the inclined facet of the base. The lever thus referred to is arranged in such manner that a portion Z thereof extends normally into the path of the plunger, and atthis end thelever terminates in an L-shaped. extension m, the free end def which projects without the casing througha longitudinal slotp. (Shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5.) The projecting end 0 re- 3 5 ferred to permits of the lever being actuated by the operator independently of the other parts of the device. A spring q, secured to a block 1* within the base, bears normally against the lever to hold the portion Z thereof normally in the path of the plunger. Theigniting device of my improved matchsafe and cutter consists, preferably, of a friction-dog I, pivoted within a recess 25, formed in the side wall a. It is preferably in the 5 form of a bell-crank lever, having an ignitingarmra roughened on its under face to form an igniting-surface 19 This arm is adapted to bear against the headof the match when the latteris ejected. A spring J, located within the recess 25', bears against the arm d of the bell-crank lever, holding the roughened surface normally in close proximity to the shelf. K isahandle attached to the dog, permittingthe latter -to be moved some little disshelf to permit of the match .being extracted without its being ignited.

' A recess f is formed in the wall I) of the upper section, spring g which extends below the feedeslot to bear against the matches to prevent their being moved by the plunger 'uponthereturn movement of thelatter. This spring' is arranged at some distance from the outer face of the side wall, soas to permit of the plunger passing behind the same. 1's a spring-catch carried by the upper the lower edge of the uplatter is ignited by pose.

and in this recess is located asection, which is adapted toengage with a hook 01 upon the lower section, the catch and hook forming together a spring-lock for boldingthe two sections together.

In operation the magazine is filledand the matches are discharged by means of the follower-plate and inclined bottom into the feedslot or guideway, where they are delivered one at'a time upon the shelf 2 in advance of the plunger-head. The-plunger-head is then moved along the shelf until it strikes a stop I) and discharges a match from the safe. The

7 means of its frictional engagement with the friction-dog. During the discharge of the match the plunger-head likewise bears against the lever H, causing the knife-blade attached to said lever to pass across the cigarmatch is ignited and the cigar cut simultaneously. The retracting-spring withdraws the plunger-head to its initial position, the head passing to the rear of the spring 9 and the device is in'readiness for these'cond operation.

From the description of my invention it will be readily apparent that on account of the peculiar construction of the device the upper section or top may be thrown back at any time to permit of the part being cleaned or to permit of the adjustment of the matches in case the latter become chokedin the feedslot.- Vertical slots are also formedin the front of the upper section for the same pur- It is also to be noticed that on account of the-peculiar formation of the ignitingdevice the operator is enabled at any timeto obtain a match from the receptacle without igniting the same, which is sometimes quite desirable.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a combined match-safe and cigar-tip cutter, the combination of abase-section, an

'inclosing casing thereoncomprising-a front andback wall and vertical side walls; one of said latter walls having a recess formed in its outer face in proximity to the front-wall and immediately adjacent to the base-section, a matchdelivery device for discharging the match from said casing, a magazine within the casing adapted to feed the match to'the delivery prising a bell-crank lever pivoted at its cen ter within the recess in the side walk-said lever having a downwardly-depending-arm provided with an igniting-face projectinginto the path of the match to be discharged, and

a vertical arm entirely concealed within the casing side, a spring within thesai'd recess bearing against the vertical arm,'and a lug or handle upon said latter arm projecting without the recess, substantially as described.

' 2. In a combined match-safe and cigar-tip cutter, the combination of a casing, a matchdelivery device for discharging the. matches from thecasing, the match-magazine within said casing, adapted to ,feed thematches to tip aperture, whereby the device, and an igniting device 'com-- IIO ' ger, a lever independent the delivery device, said magazine being provided with an inclined and curved bottom plate and a discharge-opening at the lower end of said plate, and a follower-plate within the magazine pivoted to swing 'in an arc of a circle in close proximity to the magazine-bottom.

3. In a combined match-safe and cigar-tip cutter, the combination of a sectional casing, a match-magazine within the upper member of the casing having a match-discharge opening formed therein, and a vertical guideway leading downwardly from the magazine to the lower casing member, a horizontal shelf upon the lower in ember arranged beneath the guideway, a reciprocating plunger-head slidingly engaging the shelf and adapted to discharge the matches therefrom, and an igniting de' vice carried by the upper casing member extending downwardly into operative relation to the shelf.

, 4. In a combined match-safe and cigar-tip cutter, the combination of a sectional casing, comprising a lower or base member, a matchdelivery device and a cutting mechanism arranged therein, an upper or top member hinged to the lower member having formed therein a match-magazine, and an igniting device within the upper member, substantially as described.

5. In a match-safe and cigar'tip cutter, the combination of an inclosing casing having a cigar-tip aperture formed therein, a horizon tally-reciprocating plunger for discharging the matches from the casing, a magazine for feeding the matches in advance of the plunof the plunger pivoted within the casing, a spring for holding the lever normallyin the path of the plunger, a cutter-blade carried by the lever arranged normally adjacent to the cigar-tip aperture, and means for reciprocating the plunger.

6. In a match-safe and cigar-tip cutter, the combination of an inclosing casing having a cigar-tip aperture formed therein, a horizon tally-reciprocating plunger for discharging the matches from the casing, a magazine for feeding the matches in advance of the plunger, alever independent of the plunger-head pivoted within the casing for movement in aborizontal plane, having one end. extending out wardly vthrough a slot within the casing, a spring bearing against said lever and acting normally to hold thelatter in the path of the plunger, a cutter-blade carried by one lever arm, said cutter being arranged normally adjacent to the cigar-tip aperture, and-means for reciprocating the plunger to actuate the cutter-blade and discharge the match.

7. In a combined match-safe and cigar-tip cutter, the combination of a casing,a matchdelivery device for discharging the matches from the casing, said casing having an inclined bottom plate extending in the arc of a circle from the upper portion of one of the magazine sides to the lower end of the opposite side and provided with a discharge-opening at the lower end of said plate, and a follower-plate pivoted at one end within the magazine opposite to the upper portion of the bottom plate to permit its free end to swing in close proximity to the inclined bottom plate for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DARIUS B. MOON, Witnesses: J. W. BAILEY,

FLORIAN STRASEL.

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